Savannah River Scenic Byway
Savannah River Scenic Byway is a State Scenic Byway in South Carolina. Within South Carolina it covers roughly 5 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Savannah River Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
This byway runs about 100 miles along the South Carolina side of the Savannah River and its chain of large reservoirs — Hartwell, Russell, and Thurmond lakes — on the Georgia border. It passes through small towns, pine and hardwood forest, and lakeside parks popular for boating and fishing. The route links the Blue Ridge foothills with the river country of the Piedmont.
- Savannah River lakes
- Hartwell & Thurmond reservoirs
- Georgia border
- lakeside parks
- ~100 miles
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.